Genesis 20:3 | God Warns Abimelech in a Dream to Protect Sarah

The Christian Life Podcast · Aug 14, 2026 · 2m

And God came to Abimelech in a night dream and said to him, “Behold, you are dead on account of the woman whom you took. And she is married to a master (Genesis 20:3).

Abimelech serves as a title for a Philistine king. During Abraham’s era, he encountered the king of Gerar while traveling south to Kadesh and Shur (Genesis 20:1). Sarah’s beauty made her highly desirable, even in her advanced age. While Abraham stayed near Gerar, Abimelech sent for Sarah and took her, as Abraham had claimed she was his sister (Genesis 20:2).

When God instructed Abram to leave his homeland, He promised to…